flown
1 Americanverb
adjective
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decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended.
flown ceramic ware.
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Archaic. filled to excess.
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of flown
Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow
Example Sentences
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The prosecution said reconnaissance of Zeraati began in March 2023 when Stana was stopped by police in a rear communal garden at Zeraati's address in Wimbledon, having flown in from Bucharest.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Some are in quarantine in the Netherlands, others have already flown home.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Gray, 48, had flown to Las Vegas and driven to the canyon on his own road trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The woman had flown from San Francisco on 7 May and travelled through the island of Tahiti and then Mangareva in French Polynesia, the French Polynesian government said.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
But tempus fugit, as the chiming of the library clock made clear, and since Edward Ashton had left, the time had flown faster than a keen-eyed peregrine falcon swooping earthward for its prey.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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